Summary
Ontario Shared Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), has issued a pre-notice advising of an upcoming Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify organizations interested in serving as Service System Managers (SSMs) for Integrated Employment Services (IES) across Ontario. The upcoming RFQ is a pre-qualification step only and will not result in contract awards; organizations that are successfully pre-qualified will be eligible for direct invitations to future Calls for Proposals (CFPs), with CFPs anticipated in 2027 (for 12 catchment areas) and 2028 (for 3 catchment areas). The RFQ is anticipated to be released in July/August of 2026 on the Ontario Tenders Portal (OTP).